Chefs, start your grills. You can have red-hot coals in a matter of minutes by following three steps: load your coals into this aluminized steel chimney starter, light a fire, and place the starter over the fire. The Weber chimney starter is extra large, holding enough briquettes for indirect or direct fire on a 22-1/2-inch kettle grill. A stay-cool thermoplastic handle and a wire foldout handle let you move the starter safely. Read more

Features

Chimney starter system lights charcoal faster and easier

Durable aluminized steel construction

Stay cool thermoplastic handle adds safety

Extra large capacity--holds enough briquettes for a 22-1/2-inch kettle grill

Greatly reduces the amount of time it takes for coals to get ready

Reviews (238)

This one Really Works
I had an unknown brand of Charcoal Chimney and had given up on using it.I was using Electric Starters instead of Lighter Fluid.I was discussing this with a friend at work and he told me how great the Chimney was.I found the problem was that he had the Weber chimney.I decided to give it a try and it worked perfectly the first time.Within 15 minutes I had a chimney full of hot coals.

What a Great Product
I got this to go with my Weber Smokey Mountain Grill.This thing is amazing.A couple of sheets of newspaper, a few charcoal briquets and a match and less than 15 minutes later, a grill full of glowing coals!!I never got this kind of result with charcoal starter.The only downside:No volcano effect from tossing the match at the charcoal starter and no re-growing of eyebrows from the ball of fire from starting with charcoal starter.
If you like lighter fluid tasting food - don't get this
I have never really cooked with charcoal. I have always used gas. I ran out of gas one day, but I had a bag of charcoal, so I thought I would give it a go. Well, half a container of lighter fluid later and a little burnt hair, I had half cooked hot dogs and some spoiled steaks.
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greatest thing since sliced bread
this is the best charcoal starter we have ever used.the last one purchased is still working but is over ten years old and is used regularly every summer.I just purchased a new one as a back-up, but may not need it for a long time.Very reliable and very easy and safe to use.

Electric Charcoal Starter Wand
They arrived in good time, at a good price, and work well. Thank you.

Indispensable
There is no easier, more hassle-free way to start a charcoal fire than by using one of these. As long as you have access to an electric outlet somewhere in the vicinity of your grill, you'd be foolish to use any other method.
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Maybe not as versatile, but much more durable....
What I hate about most household lighters is how flimsy and cheaply made they are.To be honest I am a bit of a worrywart and I am very uncomfortable with throwing the disposable lighters away for fear of starting a fire.Scoff if you like but it's not out of the realm of possibility.
Surprisingly poor design
I use lighting devices like this every day to light candles at our bed & breakfast establishment.I was excited when I saw that Zippo had put one on the market because I was aware of Zippo's reputation for elegantly designed, reliable lighters.I have been disappointed to discover that although the thing looks pretty and appears to be well-made, it is clumsy and awkward to operate.The safety button is in the wrong place to be comfortably depressed while striking the lighter.Compared to other devices of this type, the Zippo does not have much distance between the flame and your hand making it difficult to light wicks that are down inside jar-type candles.Also, the fuel-level indicator is nearly impossible to see making it difficult to know when the thing needs re-filling.I am much happier with way cheaper such devices that are more versatile, user-friendly, and ergonomically designed.
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No more charcoal lighter fluid!
A great way to start charcoal, get rid of newspaper and reduce petroleum dependency.Simply use two full newspaper pages to bottom of chimney then fill with charcoal or wood.Light newspaper, go prepare your food for the grill and when you return (about 15 minutes) a nice flame reaching the top of your chimney signals the coals are ready.Especially nice in winter when lighter fluid fails to evaporate and permeates the taste of the food.You'll get instant satisfaction from this charcoal starter and will never return to lighter fluids again!
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Price without Quality
Bought this starter at BBQ's Galore for it's large capacity and hefty feel. After three uses the rivets popped out of the sides that hold the grate, I assume from the weight of a full load of charcoal and high heat. The "heat resistant paint" flaked off and the inside rusted despite a dry summer in San Diego. The bottom sagged, I had to drill and screw sheet metal screws into the bottom grate to get a few more uses from this ill made expensive mistake. I borrowed a friends Weber that he's had for 5 years and it is a much better product. The chimmeny effect does work but barely with this poorly designed product. Get the Weber, I just ordered mine from Amazon. I may buy three (BBQ Gifts) for the price of this wretched device.

it's good but could be better.
Well we've only used it once so far but I was a bit disappointed. As soon as I got it I noticed that the black paint scratched off. Also, the handle doesn't stay cool as advertised. It did heat the charcoal well so I can't complain too much I guess. I also like the fact that it's a square container instead of a cylindar for controlling the coals. But for the price I expected a little more.
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Mesquite smoke your next batch of burgers with Charcoal Companion's easy to use black steel smoker box. Soak wood chips in water for 30 minutes prior to grilling; drain; place chips in the 1-1/2-inch deep, 3-1/2-inch wide, 9-inch-long steel box; set the box in your grill above the heat source--that's all there is to it. The heat in your grill will cause the chips to smoke, thus flavoring whatever you've got cooking. Hickory, alder, apple, and mesquite impart distinctive flavors to fish and meat. To clean, simply discard chips and ash and clean as you would other grill surfaces. Read more

Features

Perfect accessory for outdoor grilling

Flavors food with aromatic smoke

Works with gas, electric, and charcoal grills

Made of heavy-gauge steel

Easy to use, simple to clean

Reviews (1)

How did I grill without it?
I used to try to add smoke flavor when grilling by building a little boat out of aluminum foil, dumping soaked woodchips on it, and putting it in the middle of my coals.